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The Bell That Never Rang

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THE BELL THAT NEVER RANGThis is Jim Bowen's story. The story of a boy born in the shadow of a lonely church bell and forced to leave the farm he loves to become a sailor, only to fall in love with the beautiful Marie while on a voyage to New Zealand.A story of Wales and New Zealand; of romance, rugby and the struggles of two farming families.And of a battleship, HMS New Zealand, purchased by a young country and protected by a Maori prophecy, as it fought in a world war. Will the prophecy hold true at the Battle of Jutland? And what of Jim and Marie?And the bell that never rang on the Queen Mary?Based on a true story and supported by extensive research into the author's ancestry, this book brings alive the dramas of ordinary lives disrupted by a war that nobody wanted; lives haunted by "turanga wae wae" and "hiraeth", the deep call of the roots that bind you to land of your birth.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780473615154
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 294
  • Udgivet:
  • 18. januar 2022
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x17 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 435 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 22. januar 2025
Forlænget returret til d. 31. januar 2025
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THE BELL THAT NEVER RANGThis is Jim Bowen's story. The story of a boy born in the shadow of a lonely church bell and forced to leave the farm he loves to become a sailor, only to fall in love with the beautiful Marie while on a voyage to New Zealand.A story of Wales and New Zealand; of romance, rugby and the struggles of two farming families.And of a battleship, HMS New Zealand, purchased by a young country and protected by a Maori prophecy, as it fought in a world war. Will the prophecy hold true at the Battle of Jutland? And what of Jim and Marie?And the bell that never rang on the Queen Mary?Based on a true story and supported by extensive research into the author's ancestry, this book brings alive the dramas of ordinary lives disrupted by a war that nobody wanted; lives haunted by "turanga wae wae" and "hiraeth", the deep call of the roots that bind you to land of your birth.

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